Tasting Profile
November 2023
Pear fruit aromatics leap from the glass, both flesh and skin. Secondary notes of freshly picked spice and florals provide complexity while subtle flecks of flint hover in the background. The palate is bright and fresh with flavours of pear, green apple and a hint of grapefruit. Creamy midpalate sweetness from barrel fermentation and time on lees provides an additional layer while a subtle line of phenolics adds to the texture. The wine is fastened by a bright line of acid that drives the wine from start to finish.
13.0%
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Reviews
Halliday Wine Companion, June 2024
Jane Faulkner
A never-fail rendition of pinot gris. Plenty of poached, candied and fresh pears all spiced up with ginger and cinnamon. A fine layer of lees adding to some palate weight and a light phenolic pull on the finish. Savoury, moreish and refreshing. Lovely drinking here.
93 points
The WineFront, June 2024
Campbell Mattinson
This routinely delivers more than its fair share of flavour, and it does again here. Candied fruits of various description, pear characters, chalk and sweet spices mingle with modest inputs from toasted almonds and (just) flint. It’s refreshing and bodied at once. It’s good.
91+ points
The Real Review, June 2024
Gabrielle Poy
Notes of spice, moss and white florals add interest on the nose. The palate is textural, the flavours glide across, signing off with a seamless departure. This is a well balanced Pinot Gris with enough complexity to lure you back for another glass.
90 points
The Vintage
The Vineyard
Beurrot comprises two Pinot Gris parcels: the tiny original 0.24 hectare section annexing the Meres block, and the all-Pinot Gris block which, at 2.74 hectares, provides the majority of the fruit. The large block is planted to a density of 5,600 vines per hectare.
The fruit was gently whole-bunch pressed directly into all old French oak oak, where fermentation commenced spontaneously with ambient yeasts. Following fermentation, the wine was ages on lees (without battonage) for ten months. The wine was bottled without fining and with minimal filtration